After rereading [b:Stephen King's N.|7006562|Stephen King's N.|Marc Guggenheim|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1492728218l/7006562._SX50_.jpg|7251072] and learning that it was inspired not by Lovecraft but by this novella, I looked it up and was pumped to find it on Project Gutenberg. I really liked it-- as with many 19th century gothic horror stories, there's a lot of "the horror was too great to put into words" deflection which can sometimes get annoying, but I actually found it to be pretty effective here. I also liked how the story tracked from one person to the next, and could see how it had inspired the idea of contagious monster-inspired OCD for S.King. Anyway if you like weird horror and 19th century gothics, give this a read, it's short and enjoyable.

3.5 stars rounded up.